A group of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, along with politicians from other parties, on Wednesday proposed a series of confidence-building measures, including the formation of high-powered negotiation teams comprising government and opposition representatives, to help lower the country’s political temperature. The proposals were outlined in a joint declaration issued by the National Dialogue Committee […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly given the go-ahead to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to proceed with negotiations between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources said on Wednesday, a significant development in efforts to cool political temperatures. Parliamentary sources said that the government side has agreed to take part in the […]
The United States on Wednesday seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it from off Venezuela’s coast, escalating tensions with Moscow and consolidating Washington’s control over Venezuela’s oil reserves. The vessel, formerly known as Bella-1 and recently renamed Marinera, had evaded earlier US attempts to board it near Venezuela, where a […]
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday announced the establishment of a special protection unit in Islamabad to ensure the security of Chinese citizens, calling their safety a top priority for Islamabad. In a meeting in Beijing, Pakistan and China agreed to make joint and rapid-response mechanisms against terrorism and crime more effective, and expand the […]
The Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leadership, led by its head Mehmood Khan Achakzai, is set to arrive in Lahore today in a bid to keep alive the momentum which the PTI believes was generated during KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s recent visit to the city. According to PTI sources, Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi will meet the […]